I hate Chris Johnson just cuz he's an asshole. Flacco is a solid upgrade over Big Ben though.

This is what I was thinking its my 12 teamer so Ben is my starter. Flacco just carved up my Bengals who are actually a pretty solid defense believe it or not. I think everyone is wayy down on CJ and thats understandable but it was 1 week and he was a top 10 pick in my league. I don't even remember what round I got Ridley and once Vereen comes back I don't expect him to get as many touches.

This is what I was thinking its my 12 teamer so Ben is my starter. Flacco just carved up my Bengals who are actually a pretty solid defense believe it or not. I think everyone is wayy down on CJ and thats understandable but it was 1 week and he was a top 10 pick in my league. I don't even remember what round I got Ridley and once Vereen comes back I don't expect him to get as many touches.

Yeah, Bengals Defense lost me the game last week. Good thing they play the Browns this week, hopefully they have a nice game. Gonna need it, dude I'm playing has the Packers D.

We had no pass rush really without Dunlap which let Flacco pass at will. Our run D was pitiful though which was really disconcerting for me because that's been something we've leaned on for the past few years. I don't expect them to be that bad again for the rest of the year even when we play BAL again.

My other RB is CJ Spiller and Mike Wallace/Nate Washington are my two WR's. Right now I'm leaning toward Greg Little and Mike Tolbert, but part of me wants to play T.Y. Hilton and Hyphen. I dunno. This would be easier if Fred Jackson didn't get hurt.

In my mind, Donald Jones is likely to have the most receptions out of that group. Little has more potential to go off in the passing game and Hilton can get return yards, but don't let Jones be an afterthought in that group. He'll be playing every snap, many out of the slot, and is one of the few real targets Fitz has right now. I never play with return yards, though, so I'm probably not the guy to ask.

I like that move, especially with Martin being a good pass catcher. Charles, Reggie and McCluster could all be good PPR backs this year, though Miami may be too inconsistent to produce reliable starters. Torrey's value takes a bit of a hit in PPR (though I will be wrong on that if they continue throwing as much as they did Sunday.) I'd be fine shipping Ridley for Nicks in that deal, too.

With all that said, I'm not sure I even see reason to make this move. I like Ridley, though, so that's a big part of it. Charles / Bush / Ridley / McCluster looks like a nice RB core for a PPR league.

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Originally Posted by Bert Macklin

Reggie Bush vs Oakland

or

Alfred Morris vs STL

Morris. It's tough to back any Miami player until we see some competent QB play. Rams D is good but won't be able to simply stack the box every play like Oakland will do.

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Alright I've got a ton of start/sit questions for this week (I need to be in less leagues) that I'd like another opinion or two, I've got who I'm leaning towards on top:

This one is the only one I'd think twice on, just b/c Sproles did so little with so many snaps last week. Still, sitting studs is not an easy call, and doing so for a Shanny RB is way too risky for week 2.

Could be the best or worst trade in the history of trades, not sure yet. Ridley's my 2nd RB after Foster and I also have Mendenhall waiting in the wings so if CJ doesn't turn it around its not the end of the world.

I don't like CJ at all, but agree with your idea on Mendy coming back. Ridley really has the look of a gem, though. Then again, so does Flacco and Ben is just not a reliable FF QB.

Overall, I'd say it's a good trade b/c you get a QB that looks to be headed way up the charts and get a (slim?) chance at a good RB in CJ with Mendy as insurance.

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Dude I'm facing has the Packers defense. lol that pretty much sums up my fantasy career.

My biggest $$ league has Forte + Marshall being outscored by the Packers kicker.

The only bright side is that my opponent started the overhyped, ball dropping Finley.

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Originally Posted by Taber21

Less than one game into week 2, already lost my top two backs... Hopefully Forte is fine with the longer layoff until their next game.

You and me both. Week 1 was Fred, week two Forte. I was sniped on Bush but was able to draft Spiller, thankfully. DMC needs to stay healthy for a few weeks and/or LeShoure coming on strong off his suspension.

This is what I was thinking its my 12 teamer so Ben is my starter. Flacco just carved up my Bengals who are actually a pretty solid defense believe it or not. I think everyone is wayy down on CJ and thats understandable but it was 1 week and he was a top 10 pick in my league. I don't even remember what round I got Ridley and once Vereen comes back I don't expect him to get as many touches.

Vereen has literally shown nothing in his career so far. Banged up, banged up, and banged up. The round a player was picked is irrelevant, except when discussing how great a value you got based on production. CJ will be a bust. Ridley will be a steal. Flacco has the potential to be a steal, too.

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I like it value wise a lot. I think CJ is a good buy low candidate though, so take my opinion fwiw.

He's a great buy low candidate. That doesn't mean he'll be worth it, regardless of how cheap you get him.

With that, I think I'll just leave the CJ matter alone. GL to those of you that have him or acquire him.

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We had no pass rush really without Dunlap which let Flacco pass at will. Our run D was pitiful though which was really disconcerting for me because that's been something we've leaned on for the past few years. I don't expect them to be that bad again for the rest of the year even when we play BAL again.

I agree with all of this, and think that game was won early with great game planning. That first play was brilliant and the pass heavy start seemed to put the Bengals on their heels right from the start.

My other RB is CJ Spiller and Mike Wallace/Nate Washington are my two WR's. Right now I'm leaning toward Greg Little and Mike Tolbert, but part of me wants to play T.Y. Hilton and Hyphen. I dunno. This would be easier if Fred Jackson didn't get hurt.

McGee is right - don't sleep on Jones. He's the best choice on your list. With the others being pretty awful, I'd go LSH. He's in line for plenty of work in the KR department and you're league is giving up way to many points for that ish. Plus he can always grab a few balls in the passing game. He should be good for a 6 point minimum and the rest of those guys could very easily give you a zero.

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Vick or Flacco?

Also, Law Firm, DJax, or Alf Morris?

Tough to like Vick w/last week's performance, another nasty DST, and a typical injury tag next to his name.

I like BJGE. If he can do it against the Ravens he can do it against the the Browns. Especially considering the Bengals should be able to run all day without worrying about playing catchup.

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Ryan Matthews or Alfred Morris? 1PPR

Morris. We know Mathews will have limited touches. We can only guess what Shanny might do mid-game, but we have to assume Morris is in line for a full workload again. Shanny is not a timeshare type coach. He's a fickle, unpredictable pain in the ass, but he's going to ride one guy.